China

In yet another indicator that underlying economic activity remains robust in China, car sales rose 15.59% y-o-y in May to 564,600 units, accelerating from annual growth of 10.83%... 2008-06-12

BMI View: Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's forthcoming visit to North Korea will be aimed at shoring up bilateral relations, as Beijing prepares to hold a new round of 'six-way... 2008-06-10

Manufacturing activity in April, as measured by the purchasing managers' index (PMI), expanded at the fastest pace ever recorded, as new domestic orders soared to compensate for the... 2008-05-13

The signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand has become the first such trade treaty between China and a developed economy. Under the terms of the deal, New Zealand... 2008-04-10

China's business climate index fell sharply in Q108 'due to the impact of the sudden weather storms and the global economic slowdown', according to the National Bureau of Statistics.... 2008-04-10

We are forecasting the yuan to rise by 9.0% against the dollar in 2008, but building domestic imbalances - largely as a result of the country's undervalued currency - have prompted... 2008-03-25

BMI View: The Chinese city of Xiamen stands to benefit greatly from an anticipated thaw in cross-Strait relations, if Ma Ying-jeou wins the Taiwanese presidency on March 22. A major... 2008-03-20